(74) A kind soul.

As fire is to straw, so is evil to good, 
Only in the Lord is the soul saved.

References:

  • A fire that should burn down to the abyss till it consumed all my possessions to the roots. (Job 31:12)

  • From the fruit of his words a man eats good things, but the treacherous one craves violence. (Prov 13:2)

  • Should a man have a hundred children and live many years, no matter to what great age, still if he has not the full benefit of his goods, or if he is deprived of burial, of this man I proclaim that the child born dead is more fortunate than he. Though it came in vain and goes into darkness and its name is enveloped in darkness; (Eccl 6:3-4)

  • Thus says the LORD: Stand beside the earliest roads, ask the pathways of old Which is the way to good, and walk it; thus you will find rest for your souls. (Jer 6:16)

  • And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, «Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!» But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.» (Luke 12:18-21)

  • for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, the work of each will come to light, for the Day will disclose it. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire (itself) will test the quality of each one’s work. If the work stands that someone built upon the foundation, that person will receive a wage. (1 Cor 3:11-14)

  • You conceive dry grass, bring forth stubble; my spirit shall consume you like fire. (Is 33:11)

  • I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in his hand. He will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.» (Matt 3:11-12)